Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-08

There IL q pOiat on the Saoqualmie
River, at the falls. which IL very mar
rov. though wide enough. with proper
grading, for g single line Of railroad.
AZ this point ledge Of selid Foek comes
down 10 the chAsm. through which the
river cuts iia say. To any company 10
tending 10 bald q railroad into the
SuoQaalnie Valley this IL Q very i'm
postant point, and 10 50 recognised By
railroad men, AZ TIE sequel will show.
some days ago ID was Fumored that
General Manager 5heafe, OF the Seattle.
Lake Shore aud EksaaFn Railaay CON-
panv had ssns an engineering party out
on the steamer Cascade, for Falls City,
PERSONALLY 10 survey and GET possession
Of this Foats around The falls. Not to
be ouidone. Mr.. I. J. Miner. repre-
sentius she Oregon ImpFavement Oom
pany, which contepsplatos butldina to-
ward the SEoqaalmte Pass. organised
al enginseflnR party nader AF. !. X.
Marphy, and ssst them 20 NegoAssie By
aoeoiai IRAN as o'clock In the morning
OF the day after the other o0snpany'a
party had left by the steamer. On
arriving az Newcastle the party foaad
horses all saddled aud waiting for
them, and after few hours hard riding
arrived AZ Falls City, three miles baloW
the coveted point. before the party on
the steamer bad reached ID > moath Of
toe SnoqaAlmis. Mr.. Murphy set his
men 10 work cutting trail throagh the
woods 20 the objective point. Expert.
uncsd axmen were employed ana the
wore crowded - lee utm %. Tha roar
OF she falls could te heard more dts
stactly every minute. ~ the men with
their ares cut away the brusa and small
trees o. make q passage gay for the en-
einssra. Mr.. Murphy, becoming anx-
loaa. as the distance shortened, banded
his instrument 10 one Of the man and
p,uneed ahead through the brush and
woods, bat 10 be great astoaishment
and chaRriu BE sseppsd eat into an open
roadway aisng the brink OF the falls,
which had apparently bsea alashed
seVaral days before. Every little dis
tanos le noticed . stake driven. He
vas almost confounded. Raining 70
the nearest stake be stopped doun and
read marked thereon. "Loeallna stake
o. she seattle, Lake shore and Eastern
| Railway, No. 5oo.s The entire party
wss soon on the spst. and each hsld BIS
brssth for 81 instant. taking IN tbe
Situation, when one Of them bFsks the
silence With the exclamation. "Scerry
and his d0des have been here ahead Of
or
Mr.. MaFphy and HE party returned
90 seattle the next day, and refuss %
talk about ths matter aatal Nc. MIlnef
FstaFna and they report 30 him.
TIE aAitsf y explained IN this wise
Soon after ]. O. Soarry vAs appointed
ehief engineer If the Lake Shore and
Eastern r~ad he had q eonferencr With
General MAnagef u n. SaeAfe. IN r.
gard 10 this strategic point, and q Was
agreed between them 10 send party
tnts the Geld AZ once. Aecotdtnely kn-
giueer Hawthorne sst cut Qasesly. "a
tue last day d the old year. going b
way Of the lakes. and reached the De
SIRED polnt en- JsnaAFy lst. They
crossed the river, elimbed up The baok
siashed their trail around tee falls, far
their lines. drove theaF stakes aud 70.
saFned b TIE ssty for orders THIS 90
several days before Thempsonfs party
left en- TIE Cascade, o. Aarphy'a partl
By tke special train I.
Prem The fureRoine facts Il gill h
sssn that Mr.. HesFy Crawford, the lead
ine aFiFlt 70 ard prenoter q the Sc
sttie, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway
entaFpFise. made no uaistAke when be -
cared the serxsoas 81 NJ. Q. ~ Sesafe
- its neseral u snaeef, - be y dsDoe-
ssEAtina himself. 10 - 8 shrsvd, vide
Mwakr, prartiasi railroad bnilaer ADD
nanaesr, and Mr.. She4fe. h tarn. az
veil When BE secured - oAisf en&tnee'
cor fellow teNnsaaHs ]. q Scarf uhs
hAs 10 saReFtss II ela Ice q eeAinss
n the Nosthasst.